title: Bilateral axillary masses mimicking as accessory breast with multiple fibroadenoma and bilateral gigantomastia in HIV-positive patient.
abstract: Accessory breast is a rare entity that can present as asymptomatic masses or can cause symptoms like heaviness, pain, restriction of arm movement and limitation in daily pursuits with allied apprehension and anxiety for the patient. We present a case of bilateral axillary masses mimicking as accessory breast with multiple fibroadenoma in a 28 years, nulliparous, Indian woman who is HIV positive, which proves to be a diagnostic dilemma. Excisional biopsy was diagnostic. The rarity of such cases imposes challenges on the management in terms of diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic options.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Saumya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Anand K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tewari
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla / Q000473:pathology*; D001940:Breast / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D018226:Fibroadenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome